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Leicester space scientist is the first ever graduate of astronaut training centre in Sweden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/space-scientist-dr-suzie-imber-first-ever-graduate-of-astronaut-training-centre-in-sweden
Space scientist and aspiring astronaut Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy recently took part in QinetiQ’s Gravity Horizon training programme organised by the Flight Physiological Centre in Linkoping, Sweden, where she became the first ever graduate to...
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Social scientist joins crew of Tall Ship for D-Day landing commemoration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/social-scientist-joins-crew-of-tall-ship-for-d-day-landing-commemoration
Dr Jim McDermott (pictured), an Associate Tutor with the School of Management and a member of The Royal British Legion, is setting sail to retrace the routes taken by the ships and landing craft during D-Day on 6 June 1944 to the Normandy beaches.
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Archive Fever at the Harry Ransom Center (HRC)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2018/06/13/archive-fever-at-the-harry-ransom-center-hrc/
Posted by gboland in Waugh and Words on June 13, 2018 Following a research visit to the Harry Ransom Center, CWEW editor of Waugh’s Helena, Sara Haslam, reflects on her illuminating experience.
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Books connect 2
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/books-connect-2
Led by public libraries, Books Connect 2 demonstrates how books and reading can inspire innovative ways for libraries, museums and archives to work in partnership with the arts to develop new audiences and new venues for reading inspired creativity.
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Research staff
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/people/research-staff
Please precede telephone numbers with +44 (0)116 when dialling from outside the area Location key RKCSB: Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary HWB: Henry Wellcome Building Name ...
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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Personal statements
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/how-to-apply/applications/personal-statements
Personal statements: what they are, why they’re important and what to include and avoid - plus some suggestions from our admissions tutors.
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Inspiration, identity, learning: the value of museums
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/inspiration-identity-learning-1
This research gives both a perspective of the national impact of museum education and a view of the extent to which this may be seen as contributing social value.
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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research
A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of immune cells contributes towards the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease.
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Forthcoming events
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/opportunities/events
Future and past events hosted by the Institute for Precision Health.